LA 11
Quarter 4 2014
Major Assessments:
WOMEN'S ISSUES: COMPARATIVE TEXTS Essay Blog
Defining the American Male Essay Blog
Documenting America Blog
The American Dream: Lost and Found Essay Blog
Ethan Frome Quote Log
Critical Essay Annotation Blog
Ethan Frome Essay
Independent Reading Bloom’s Unit Project
Date
Mon. Mar. 31 A
“Story of an Hour”: Independent and Guide Questions
Weds. Apr. 2 A
“Story of an Hour” Essay Prompt
Madness: Fiction and Life
Fri. Apr. 4 A
“Yellow Wallpaper”: Socratic Seminar and Essay Plan
Life on the Frontier: “A Wagner Matinee”
Tues. Apr. 8 A
“A Worn Path”
Thurs. Apr. 10 A
Connecting Authors and Texts: In Class Readings
In-Class Writing of Women’s Issues: Comparative Texts
Post Final Draft to Blog before Break
Mon. Apr. 28 A
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”—An Insecure Male
Read “Soldier’s Home” (684-693)
Intro to Independent Reading Project
Independent Reading Book to be read
daily
Read “The Death of the Hired Man”
(805-811)
Read “The Yellow Wallpaper” and
apply questions 1-6
Read “A Wagner Matinee” and apply
questions 1-6
Read “A Worn Path” and apply
questions 1-6
Preparation for Women’s Issues
Comparative Texts Essay
Weds. Apr. 30 A
“Soldier’s Home”— War and Becoming Men
Fri. May 2 A
“Death of the Hired Man”-Race/Class
Tues. May 6 A
SRI
Thurs. May 9 A
Holt Reading Diagnostic Post Test
Prologue: Frame Story and Outsider POV (1-12)
EF 1-4 (13-45) and Log
Mon. May 12 A
Quote Log Focus: Character, Symbols, Setting, Narration
and Frame Story, Theme
Characterization: Past vs. Present 1-4
House Personal Reflection Blog
Causes and Effects
EF 5-8 (45-74) and Log
Symbols
Complications and Outcomes: 5-8
Fascinating Rhythm Blog
Rhythm in Chapter 5
EF 9-Epilogue (74-94) and Log
Drawing Conclusions
Story Map EF 9-Epilogue
Problem-Solution Blog
Evaluating the Ending
Independent Reading Book Check
Weds. May 14 A
Fri. May 16 A
Hot Seat Ethan Frome
Documenting America Blog
Independent Reading Book Check Next
Class
Defining the Male Voice Essay Prompt
Blog
Tues. May 20 A
Ethan Frome—Literary Criticism: Body as Mentality
Take-Home Essay Prompts—Selected 2
related questions to build your essay
Thurs. May 22 A
Ethan Frome—Literary Criticism: A Nightmare of Need
Critical Essay Annotation Blog
Mon. May 26 A
Quote Organization: Novel and Essays
Ethan Frome 6 Paragraph Essay (12001500 words) due June 2, midnight
Weds. May 28 A
Thurs. May 29 (no
school)
Mon. June 2 A
Thesis and Topic Sentences
“The Man Who was Almos’ A Man” (handout)
“A Raisin in the Sun” (film)
Finish Independent Reading Book
Weds. Jun 4 A
“ A Raisin in the Sun”
Fri. Jun 6 A
Mon. Jun. 9 No
school
Weds. Jun. 11 A
“The Content of His Character”
Work on Bloom’s Independent
Project—due Fri. June 6
Work on Bloom’s Independent
Project—due Fri. June 6
American Dream Preparation
“Towards Defining an American Modernism”
American Dream Preparation
Fri. Jun. 13 A
American Dream Final Exam Essay Preparation
American Dream Blog (Essay Practice)